dkollidas
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Before Expansion Draft, probably after regular season.
To Carolina:
G- Linus Ullmark
To. Buffalo:
D- Roland McKeown
To Carolina:
G- Linus Ullmark
To. Buffalo:
D- Roland McKeown
Before Expansion Draft, probably after regular season.
To Carolina:
G- Linus Ullmark
To. Buffalo:
D- Roland McKeown
I think the sabres technically need Ullmark on the books so that they have a goalie to expose, as Nillson is a UFA after this year, and Lehner will likely be protected.
Ullmark projects as a backup at best. Sabres had 2 chances at McKeown at the 2014 draft. He obviously wasn't worth #31, but Murray passed on him at 44 and 49 (1 pick ahead of where McKeown was picked) to draft Cornel and Karabacek who will be career minor leaguers. Sabres had their chance and blew it.
But they could simply sign Nillson to a one year extension. He's proven to be a pretty capable backup.
They need to entice Cal Petersen to sign, I don't think they want a Jimmy Vesey situation. Ergo, they sign Petersen, let Petersen and Ullmark compete to back up Lehner and make the runner up the man in Rochester.
Or Ullmark gets taken via expansion, hence why I'd like to see the Sabres get an expansion exempt defenseman for him if possible.
Ullmark will not get taken via expansion. And if he does, so what. Why are we all so high on this guy? He has potential, sure, but Vegas is only going to be taking what, 3 goalies max via Expansion? I don't see them using one of those spots on Ullmark
I think they'll likely take whoever we don't protect out of the forward group of Ennis, Foligno, Larsson, Girgensons. We have 3 spots to protect those 4. Loser is LV bound. Unless it's Ennis and LV doesn't want to take his salary... then all bets are off
Man you speaking in absolutes on any buffalo player is getting tough. Especially since you change your absolute opinions randomly
Would Cal Petersen be a better value, same fit? He projects to be the superior goalie. Finishing college next year.
He's been lights out at times. Even a mediocre starting goalie on an ELC is a nice asset though.
The premise isn't crazy, as the Canes are eventually going to have to find a goalie one way or another. And McKeown is one of the guys who might be going the other way when it happens.
That said, they need someone who projects as a #1 in the reasonably near future. Ullmark doesn't look like that guy, so it would be a waste of a good young defenseman to do this.